Type 2 Pewter vs. Solder Alloy 301

Both Type 2 pewter and solder alloy 301 are otherwise unclassified metals. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is solder alloy 301.

Type 2 (L13912) Sheet Pewter ISO Solder Alloy 301 (IEC B580, Bi58Sn42)

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		13 to 23
Brinell Hardness		23

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		52
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		40

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		19
Shear Modulus, GPa		15

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		52 to 68
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		55

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		69
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		55

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		140

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		140

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		220
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		160

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		7.3
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		13

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		210
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		2.5

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		13

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		1.8

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		4.3 to 5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		3.7

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		3.4 to 4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0010

Antimony (Sb), %		5.0 to 7.5
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.1

Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.030

Bismuth (Bi), %		0
Bismuth (Bi), %		56.5 to 59

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0020

Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.050

Gold (Au), %		0
Gold (Au), %		0 to 0.050

Indium (In), %		0
Indium (In), %		0 to 0.1

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.020

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.070

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.010

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		0 to 0.1

Tin (Sn), %		90 to 93
Tin (Sn), %		41 to 43

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010